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agreed by big business and wall street. they were allowed to do that by sending their lobbyists to congress with billions of dollars. that is obvious. then we show partisanship and we are trying to ban them from bringing any money. that will not fix the problem. but no politician would ever do that. the second thing they should do this change the tax code. i used to be friends with a vice-president of a successful tax firm. he would make a lot of many -- money from the investments that were offshore. he said that these companies pay little to no taxes at all. sometimes after making hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit, sometimes they even get a refund. guest: i consider myself a strong business ally. i have a strong record to prove that, but i certainly believe businesses need to be good corporate citizens. that means they need to bear their fair share of the burden. again, that is what the president called for yesterday. i agree with the caller -- if somebody wants to move capital offshore, that is their right, but i
agreed by big business and wall street. they were allowed to do that by sending their lobbyists to congress with billions of dollars. that is obvious. then we show partisanship and we are trying to ban them from bringing any money. that will not fix the problem. but no politician would ever do that. the second thing they should do this change the tax code. i used to be friends with a vice-president of a successful tax firm. he would make a lot of many -- money from the investments that were...
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the people like it's mcconnell are there to support big business. whether it is fox news or murdoch or wherever. that is where he thinks he's a support should go, not for the american people. host: you are a republican? caller: i became a republican at oxford university. having seen what i have seen in the past few months in particular, there is no way that republicans will get my vote in the near future. guest: it sounds like you have some interesting things to say. what you said about the consumer bureau consolidating into one place, that is 80% true. it consolidates them into one bureau. there is additional authority that it will have, and that is to supervise and regulate what are called non-bank financial firms. those are financial firms that do not take deposits. payday lenders, mortgage originators, that kind of thing. the principal was very simple. in the run-up to the financial crisis we had essentially what became known as the shadow banking industry. this was the mortgage factories that existed outside the deposit banks that turned up som
the people like it's mcconnell are there to support big business. whether it is fox news or murdoch or wherever. that is where he thinks he's a support should go, not for the american people. host: you are a republican? caller: i became a republican at oxford university. having seen what i have seen in the past few months in particular, there is no way that republicans will get my vote in the near future. guest: it sounds like you have some interesting things to say. what you said about the...
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that is a big area of dispute. right now the senate bill is what they would call leaving the issues out of it so they can pass it likely. if there will be amendments that address that in the senate and maybe the house transportation committee so there will be differences that arise as the bill's advance. host: we have a calller from denver. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to ask dan friedman -- or he talked about how airports are funded. he did not seem to be well aware of that, but in denver we built a magnificent airport by issuing bonds. also, there was another calller who called about the highway system in nebraska, and i am a native of nebraska, and back in the late 1970's the interstate was completed through nebraska, but there was fraud by the construction companies that conspired together. some of themnt t jail. within 10 years that highway all went to pot because they have screwed with all of the regulations, and if you're going to run the highway through and building and interstate takes
that is a big area of dispute. right now the senate bill is what they would call leaving the issues out of it so they can pass it likely. if there will be amendments that address that in the senate and maybe the house transportation committee so there will be differences that arise as the bill's advance. host: we have a calller from denver. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to ask dan friedman -- or he talked about how airports are funded. he did not seem to be well aware of...
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just buying the gun is a big deal. it could be months, a couple of thousand -- a couple thousand dollars, it is not it the situation. host: without a permit for new york? guest: in new york city. host: he had a permit for new jersey. under the new law? guest: that would have protected him big time. host: michigan. you are online for larry pratt. caller: i appreciate the issue of concealed carry. i have a firearms identification card, and that implies i have the right to carry a gun, but it cannot be concealed. it depends on local jurisdictions' prohibitions also. if i wind up carrying my shotgun around town, i could conceivably be stopped and checked to see if it was loaded. if it was noted, i would probably be in trouble, but if what -- if it was loaded, i would probably be in trouble, but if it was not, i would probably not be in trouble. on the other hand, i would rather have that if someone is carrying a firearm that it not be concealed. i think illinois has it right and the rest of the states have it wrong. the nr
just buying the gun is a big deal. it could be months, a couple of thousand -- a couple thousand dollars, it is not it the situation. host: without a permit for new york? guest: in new york city. host: he had a permit for new jersey. under the new law? guest: that would have protected him big time. host: michigan. you are online for larry pratt. caller: i appreciate the issue of concealed carry. i have a firearms identification card, and that implies i have the right to carry a gun, but it...
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big, big difference between freezing the level for five years and versus the cut starting this october. we were the of the program mentioned in the state of the union address. with the only mention -- we were the only one mentioned bite chief of staff at bill daley on "face the nation," and as i was watching c-span and drinking my coffee, we were one of the few programs mentioned. i speak for the community action world as much as i can, but the 20 million-plus people we serve and the employees and volunteers and board members across the country -- it was disappointing. it was almost to a degree hurtful. during the recovery act, community action agencies worked six, seven days a week, 12 hours a day, to make sure homes got weatherized. we think we can make a 600,000 by the time we ended 2012. people got hired for jobs with the recovery act money. there are people in california, arizona, washington state, installing a solar panels now that did not have jobs before. they got training with the direct money and community action agencies and that they are now being supported by the private s
big, big difference between freezing the level for five years and versus the cut starting this october. we were the of the program mentioned in the state of the union address. with the only mention -- we were the only one mentioned bite chief of staff at bill daley on "face the nation," and as i was watching c-span and drinking my coffee, we were one of the few programs mentioned. i speak for the community action world as much as i can, but the 20 million-plus people we serve and the...
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caller: i have a big electrical business. [feedback] i have a little electrical business in harrisburg, pa.. i have problems with getting the big government jobs when it comes to their bonding and all of that. host: i will perform -- i will take that point and i will let you go. in future, remember to turn your television down to avoid that annoying feedback. guest: this is a situation that we see with small businesses. not just veteran small businesses. burdensome red tape that exists out there today. it has been a main chamber expression to streamline these regulations. very different for small businesses, how do they go, where do they go, how do they make the applications, what kind of permitting do they need to qualify? the sca does a pretty good job to help with that, but it is a big problem. many of these businesses were started by experts in their field, but dealing with the government can be a daunting obstacle. host: what is the small business lending fund? guest: there is a program for lending to small businesses th
caller: i have a big electrical business. [feedback] i have a little electrical business in harrisburg, pa.. i have problems with getting the big government jobs when it comes to their bonding and all of that. host: i will perform -- i will take that point and i will let you go. in future, remember to turn your television down to avoid that annoying feedback. guest: this is a situation that we see with small businesses. not just veteran small businesses. burdensome red tape that exists out...
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so notice the big break there in the series. and notice the big jump. so what's that jump about? that jump is about our ability to measure unmarried couples that are not nearly coupling with the householder that may be another one so let me give you an example of this. this might be a mother-father spousal relationship and then a and an unmarried female living together. and that would be an example of an unmarried couple not involved in the household. and look at the right most portion of that. there have been great increases in that phenomenon over the past two years as we go through this recession. so the unmarried coupling appears to be -- looks proportionately high in those groups that are lower income so a lot of these new unmarried couples, one of the members of the couple sun employed -- is unemployed. and they have moved in together. this is completely compatible with income reason, resource reasons for coupling. >> and as we dig a little deeper in the unmarried couples with children, can you tell us more about some of the demographics there? >> we will. we have a few oth
so notice the big break there in the series. and notice the big jump. so what's that jump about? that jump is about our ability to measure unmarried couples that are not nearly coupling with the householder that may be another one so let me give you an example of this. this might be a mother-father spousal relationship and then a and an unmarried female living together. and that would be an example of an unmarried couple not involved in the household. and look at the right most portion of that....
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i'm a big fan of yours, senator gregg. i heard you earlier when an earlier caller talked about getting things going. you're pretty patient saying that there will not bring up the bills. one question for taxes. who is it that said that you don't have to pay fica over $90,002,000? if everybody had to pay the same amount for the fica we might help curb some of our problems. guest: that is a good question and goes back to help social security was founded. it was considered to be an insurance program and not an income transfer programs. you were supposed to pay enough over your working life to have invested in what amounted to an insurance policy which would pay back when you stopped working and give you a retirement money. the's the theory behind fica. this is an insurance policy, not wealth redistribution plan. that is why there has been an upper limit of fica taxes. host: richmond, virginia. caller: good morning. thank you for your service to the country. before i do my question, i find it interesting as an independent so ma
i'm a big fan of yours, senator gregg. i heard you earlier when an earlier caller talked about getting things going. you're pretty patient saying that there will not bring up the bills. one question for taxes. who is it that said that you don't have to pay fica over $90,002,000? if everybody had to pay the same amount for the fica we might help curb some of our problems. guest: that is a good question and goes back to help social security was founded. it was considered to be an insurance...
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they have a big problem here. they are trying to prove but they are the most conservative possible members of congress. when they do this, the way the to prove you are the most conservative is by voting against your own leadership. just this weekend we saw dennis lot, a freshman from florida, saying he will vote against this bill because it does not cut enough. we have seen other conservatives say the same thing. john boehner is going to have a problem, republicans trying to out-conservative each other, a trend that is growing. you out-conservative each other by going against what the leadership wants. what the leadership wants is the deal that was struck with president obama. if republicans are able to hamstring democrats -- rather, hamstring john boehner against the deal he makes with the democrats, it means you have to give away more to attract more democratic votes. john boehner, at the end of the day, faces a very precarious situation. an immovable force on the republican right. host: talk about the speech th
they have a big problem here. they are trying to prove but they are the most conservative possible members of congress. when they do this, the way the to prove you are the most conservative is by voting against your own leadership. just this weekend we saw dennis lot, a freshman from florida, saying he will vote against this bill because it does not cut enough. we have seen other conservatives say the same thing. john boehner is going to have a problem, republicans trying to out-conservative...
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host: including on this one. >> when it is showtime, the one big cats -- you want big cuts. that is trillion with a t. the department of education gone. later, bureaucrats. that is how ron paul rolls. if you want to drain the swamp, ron paul. host: young people are gravitating to his candidacy. guest: he has a clear message that resonates. with herman cain out of the race, he may consolidate some of that support. host: caren bohan and domenico montanaro, leo joins us on the program. caller: most of the candidates are probably qualified. i would like to see them talk about bringing jobs back to america. they cannot keep sending them overseas for the country to survive. the government has borrowed money from social security. why do they not pay the money back? social security would not be in the situation is if they had paid the money back. if i would borrow money from somebody, i feel i have to pay it back. they keep talking about cutting staff for social security for them to survive. if it was paid back, we would not be in the situation it is. they would create jobs if they
host: including on this one. >> when it is showtime, the one big cats -- you want big cuts. that is trillion with a t. the department of education gone. later, bureaucrats. that is how ron paul rolls. if you want to drain the swamp, ron paul. host: young people are gravitating to his candidacy. guest: he has a clear message that resonates. with herman cain out of the race, he may consolidate some of that support. host: caren bohan and domenico montanaro, leo joins us on the program....
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also an area brother has been big productivity gains. -- where there has been big productivity gains. we are creating the circumstances where what to attract investment in manufacturing and every other segment of the economy here and get the pie bigger so we can absorb workers everywhere. host: kendall gill, indiana. francis. democratic line. caller: c-span has to have this on. i watched him in the senate, he is a hero. this man who works for the u.s. chamber caller: guest: caller: business chamber of commerce, -- host: what is your point about the book? caller: he is the hero that exposed bernie madoff. in the book it talks about how wall street is fixed against the little guy. guest: i did not read his book, although i am a fan of his. he was extraordinarily persistent in complaining to the fcc about malfeasance with madoff, and frankly, was not listened to. there was a huge failure at the sec that still needs to be examined and redressed. he is a hero in our economy. i will undertake to read the book and a valley with his criticisms. certainly, there are problems on wall street, al
also an area brother has been big productivity gains. -- where there has been big productivity gains. we are creating the circumstances where what to attract investment in manufacturing and every other segment of the economy here and get the pie bigger so we can absorb workers everywhere. host: kendall gill, indiana. francis. democratic line. caller: c-span has to have this on. i watched him in the senate, he is a hero. this man who works for the u.s. chamber caller: guest: caller: business...
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a big bank. kind of exemplified wall street, and the white house had been seen as beating up on wall street. and even before that. and so the president is kind of making a conciliatory gesture here, but also somebody who was skilled in his work on trade deals. one of his main roles is trade promotion and pushing some of the trade deals they were working on at the time. so bill daley has experience as a telecom executive and banking executive and he will be able to be that voice, and someone envisionists can go to as a voice and a willing ear in a way. host: sudeep reddy on our show. caller: we had a labor board participation rate at 66%. since those three years things have gotten more worse. i think 18 years ago i milton freeman said we were a socialist economy, and since then we've become much more socialist. and karl marx said they are going to spread the wealth and equal things out but they are raising the world up at our expense and bringing us down. they are spreading things out. what we've
a big bank. kind of exemplified wall street, and the white house had been seen as beating up on wall street. and even before that. and so the president is kind of making a conciliatory gesture here, but also somebody who was skilled in his work on trade deals. one of his main roles is trade promotion and pushing some of the trade deals they were working on at the time. so bill daley has experience as a telecom executive and banking executive and he will be able to be that voice, and someone...
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meanwhile the big deal pro accused by the president. amid's criticism opposed to an additional revenue. from the "new york times" gop says debt concerns them more than re-election. one fact in the story from robert per. the sheer size of debt as rapid growth have been bold in the house. preempting some of them to pledge not to vote for a higher debt ceiling even a compromise can be reached when the u.s. treasury saying it capped out. since the president took office in january of 2009 during the send. the total federal debt energy including the government has increased 35 percent. while the debt has exploded the economy has remained stagnant and the debt shared in thegpd has also increased. that's from the jump page of the "new york times" also on-line. we'll get next to, ty from kentucky. good morning. caller: good morning. and thank you c-span for offering the citizen of american a platform. i have a million things to say to o to feel free to cut me off. my name is,dy. i'm not a republican or democrat and nor will i ever be. it's 2011
meanwhile the big deal pro accused by the president. amid's criticism opposed to an additional revenue. from the "new york times" gop says debt concerns them more than re-election. one fact in the story from robert per. the sheer size of debt as rapid growth have been bold in the house. preempting some of them to pledge not to vote for a higher debt ceiling even a compromise can be reached when the u.s. treasury saying it capped out. since the president took office in january of 2009...
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that would be a big help. few people do that. but when you are dealing with $14 trillion, it is hard to get your head around that. people have said, if you just cut this program, we are done. we borrow what we do for every single federal agency and program as a government come and all of the military spending. all of that is borrowed. and we would have to shut down every agency and all the military spending to get even close. we need a long-term plan. it took us a long time to build up this amount of debt. it will take us awhile to turn this around. we have to start putting this down. host: first, the pentagon, foot 4 by secretary gates. he want to go after $14 billion in personnel costs. when we to do that is to raise the fee for try care -- tricare. he has been pushed back by members of congress. they do not like the idea. raising the and not $5 -- the amount $5 per individual. guest: when you spread it across the entire military, it makes a big difference. one thing that i like that secretary gates is doing is he is looking at
that would be a big help. few people do that. but when you are dealing with $14 trillion, it is hard to get your head around that. people have said, if you just cut this program, we are done. we borrow what we do for every single federal agency and program as a government come and all of the military spending. all of that is borrowed. and we would have to shut down every agency and all the military spending to get even close. we need a long-term plan. it took us a long time to build up this...
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the teaparty republicans score big. the popular conservative teaparty movement that gained traction in 2009 as what participants saw as big government and out of control spending at a time when a president's party traditionally loses ground in congress. you can read more about that in the philadelphia inquirer. next up, brentwood, california. cliff, you are on the line for "washington journal ." cliff, what was your top story for 2010? caller: i thought the passage of health care and eight months later, when the republicans took the house and the most house seats, a net of 63 since 1938, and of course that record-setting pick-up at the state level, all those state legislators and the state legislatures. you just had on that, very interesting, no labeled meeting. it puts me in mind, you know, when health care was passed, the party in power actually they, you know, they used reconciliation. senate reconciliation to pass health care. the day before they passed it, they were prepared to deem it. do you remember that when pe
the teaparty republicans score big. the popular conservative teaparty movement that gained traction in 2009 as what participants saw as big government and out of control spending at a time when a president's party traditionally loses ground in congress. you can read more about that in the philadelphia inquirer. next up, brentwood, california. cliff, you are on the line for "washington journal ." cliff, what was your top story for 2010? caller: i thought the passage of health care and...
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it is a big joke. thank you. host: plenty more thoughts on big surprise is possible for 2010. here is a photograph of egyptian christians in front of coffins containing victims of a suicide bombing in alexandria. an attack targeted worshipers at a christian church. the headline says that christians 0.2 al qaeda after the attack in egypt. this story from "the hill," " president obama contemns attack." -- condemns the attack." host: this is from "of the hill" this morning. steve, republican line, arizona. what do you say? caller: it would surprise me if we had a big fund-raiser to get us out of national debt. a big political world wide here we are always bailing out other countries. the united states is always helping everyone else. host: thank you for calling. max, independent line. caller: it would be a big surprise if the news media started to report when those who are -- report on those who wore really behind the 9/11 attacks and why it was a pretext for going to war. if the viewers want to know more they can go to [unintelligible] thank you. host: there is a message from tw
it is a big joke. thank you. host: plenty more thoughts on big surprise is possible for 2010. here is a photograph of egyptian christians in front of coffins containing victims of a suicide bombing in alexandria. an attack targeted worshipers at a christian church. the headline says that christians 0.2 al qaeda after the attack in egypt. this story from "the hill," " president obama contemns attack." -- condemns the attack." host: this is from "of the hill"...
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how come it is all the sudden a big problem? c-span would do as a big favor if you would run some programs comparing reality, instead of responding to fox topics. i find it very frustrating. i watch a lot of c-span. it has really changed. one of the commons that was made recently was that reagan lowered the tax rate from 70% down to 30%. one of the reasons they always had a high tax was that during wartime, you stop the profiteering. there was no reason to profiteer because you would be taxed. families maxed out credit cards. they ran out of money. why did we have such a problem with foreclosures? families were desperate. we maxed out credit cards in order to exist. i think that is very irresponsible for c-span to promote anti-president obama programming during wartime. what happened to us being at war and needed to support the president? host: this is the front page of "the financial times" about the situation in greece. host: that is front page of "the financial times" this morning. we told you that senator patrick toomey will
how come it is all the sudden a big problem? c-span would do as a big favor if you would run some programs comparing reality, instead of responding to fox topics. i find it very frustrating. i watch a lot of c-span. it has really changed. one of the commons that was made recently was that reagan lowered the tax rate from 70% down to 30%. one of the reasons they always had a high tax was that during wartime, you stop the profiteering. there was no reason to profiteer because you would be taxed....
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that was a very big plus. on the downside, the program is a voluntary program and enforcement has not been very strong. there are not that many enforcement tools on it. that is a problem. one of the clearest rules in the program is you cannot proceed with a foreclosure unless it is been checked out to see if it can qualify for a modification. we are seeing more cases where instead of waiting until a foreclosure, the foreclosure proceedings at the same time. sometimes the foreclosure coast through and we have to get it rescinded. things like that should absolutely never happen are continuing in the program. it is a good start but there is more that needs to be done. we need principal reduction. when the resolutions for the life of the loan, not just -- we need resolutions for the life of the loan, not just for five years. it is a starting place that is been very helpful for some people. part of the blame goes to the servicers who were not staffed to handle the kinds of volume of this work. host: a story on the
that was a very big plus. on the downside, the program is a voluntary program and enforcement has not been very strong. there are not that many enforcement tools on it. that is a problem. one of the clearest rules in the program is you cannot proceed with a foreclosure unless it is been checked out to see if it can qualify for a modification. we are seeing more cases where instead of waiting until a foreclosure, the foreclosure proceedings at the same time. sometimes the foreclosure coast...
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guest: the big driver is the value of homes. the rates do not have to be raised to collect extra revenues. the dynamic is that the bad news are going down but the service costs have not gone down. host: an independent in virginia, your next. caller: our property taxes have been increased twice within the last zero years. not sure exactly the time, but it has been increased twice within a short amount of time. i do not think that is what is going to take to help main street. i think the economy might be the biggest problem. but we have had some trouble with corporations who move jobs over to foreign countries, and it is like that all over the country, i know. instead of what they propose to do now, instead of giving corporations grants or subsidies in hopes that they would create jobs, could grants and subsidies be given to individuals who could start their own businesses or anything like that to help boost the economy of the main street and a small town areas? guest: a great question and i completely agree with the collar about
guest: the big driver is the value of homes. the rates do not have to be raised to collect extra revenues. the dynamic is that the bad news are going down but the service costs have not gone down. host: an independent in virginia, your next. caller: our property taxes have been increased twice within the last zero years. not sure exactly the time, but it has been increased twice within a short amount of time. i do not think that is what is going to take to help main street. i think the economy...
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that is one of the big issues that the justices were trying to figure out. host: one of the viewers ask and say that citizens are not required to talk to the police and it is better not to. guest: citizens are not required to talk to the police. i was surprised at the oral argument the defense attorney said that if you don't want to enter the door when the police not, you don't have to answer the door. justice scalia responded that he thought that was an odd reaction. it seemed to me that is a perfectly plausible reaction and the constitution does not require you to answer questions by the police barrett if you are . the specific issue was when do the police create exigent circumstances? this case was special because there was a noise in response to the knocking at the door that the offers were consistent with somebody trying to destroy the evidence. the supreme court of kentucky said that noise could not be considered to try to justify exigent circumstances. the u.s. supreme court is trying to figure out if that was in fact the case. host: can you distingui
that is one of the big issues that the justices were trying to figure out. host: one of the viewers ask and say that citizens are not required to talk to the police and it is better not to. guest: citizens are not required to talk to the police. i was surprised at the oral argument the defense attorney said that if you don't want to enter the door when the police not, you don't have to answer the door. justice scalia responded that he thought that was an odd reaction. it seemed to me that is a...
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we are going to hear a big idea. the president has already referred to the sputnik moment he is looking for. we need to move forward. this is a global market. that is a theme he wanted to get out last week. he is looking for a big idea. the caller pointed out the task. are president's aides looking back at the biography of reagan. there is a question of how you spur this mechanism. russell can speak to this better. how do we get this $2 trillion dollars on the books in corporate america and compel corporate america to start spending the money and getting americans back to work. how do we incentivize americans to spend this money? we will hear broad outlines on tuesday about investing in energy and investing in technology. we need to rethink how we are free -- how we are investing in education. host: there were some ideas put in "the new york daily news." it said, the president needs to be the man in the middle. >> last year, the president was superman. this year, he will strive to be a superstates man. this tops ever
we are going to hear a big idea. the president has already referred to the sputnik moment he is looking for. we need to move forward. this is a global market. that is a theme he wanted to get out last week. he is looking for a big idea. the caller pointed out the task. are president's aides looking back at the biography of reagan. there is a question of how you spur this mechanism. russell can speak to this better. how do we get this $2 trillion dollars on the books in corporate america and...
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that is the big gap between republicans and democrats. most folks agree you need to have a better and verification system. the question is when and how to do it and what else gets attached to it. host: 10 is on the democrats' line from california. -- tim is on the democrats' line from california. caller: i would like to know if local law enforcement or ice are notified to do a follow-up to find out the status of an individual that would fail an e- verify 7. -- set up. guest: that is a good question. i should know that. i do not think they do. you can get a non-confirmation for a number of different reasons. there are legal u.s. citizen workers to end up getting final non-confirmations and have to go through hoops to get that taken off. host: mark is from pennsylvania, on the republican line. caller: is this for all of the states? in hawaii, it is real easy to do it. it is an island. immigrants have been coming through puerto rico and then made citizens with social security numbers. i know they are a commonwealth. illegal ones come from me
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just the fact that people know your name is a big, big advantage. and so a lot of candidates that want to be president have to spend a lot of time getting that name recognition. >> host: ann arbor, michigan, greg on our democrats line. >> caller: hey, good morning, how are you. >> guest: hi. >> caller: i was listening about special interests taking over government. how is that the alcohol and tobacco commissions be in charge of drug laws. go to our u.s. surgeon general's website, ma'am, 400,000 americans dead last year from tobacco, over 100,000 dead from alcohol, over 150,000 dead from prescription drugs. zero dead from marijuana overdose. how is it that the tobacco lobby can come before congress and complain about marijuana being legal -- >> host: i think you're offtopic and i apologize. let's go to savannah, georgia, barbara, republican line, savannah georgia, you're on. >> caller: ok, thank you. i want to know why would they allow one candidate to opt out and the other one not to opt out? that certainly makes an uneven playing field and that cer
just the fact that people know your name is a big, big advantage. and so a lot of candidates that want to be president have to spend a lot of time getting that name recognition. >> host: ann arbor, michigan, greg on our democrats line. >> caller: hey, good morning, how are you. >> guest: hi. >> caller: i was listening about special interests taking over government. how is that the alcohol and tobacco commissions be in charge of drug laws. go to our u.s. surgeon general's...
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would now be a big factor, that he should recuse himself -- wouldn't that be a big factor? host: we have 8 twa tweet. host: we have talked about some of this, this idea of the justices' role. what the espouses do and their role on the bench. guest: there was a strange situation involving the disclosure. you stated it mostly correctly. on the annual disclosure forms, there is a line that says " spouse's income" and it is the source and the rough amounted. for some reason, for several years when justice thomas's wife was for him at the heritage foundation, he just checked "no spousal income." everybody knew she worked at the heritage foundation. there was nothing wrong or mysterious about that. for a number of years, he simply check "no." to when this was brought to its attention, he then filed the amended forms and said yes, she did work there and the rough income was this amount. and so a lot of groups have come forward and said this is a major mistake. but it is a strange one because it is not a mystery and everybody knew it. he did clarify and correct the forms. i don't t
would now be a big factor, that he should recuse himself -- wouldn't that be a big factor? host: we have 8 twa tweet. host: we have talked about some of this, this idea of the justices' role. what the espouses do and their role on the bench. guest: there was a strange situation involving the disclosure. you stated it mostly correctly. on the annual disclosure forms, there is a line that says " spouse's income" and it is the source and the rough amounted. for some reason, for several...
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depositors will have to keep big -- excuse me, will have to pay to keep big chunks of money in the bank, marking a stark new phase of the long-running global financial crisis. host: let me show you the editorial page of the "wall street journal" for their perspective on that story. they write, their lead he had to recall called the global rout, they write this -- host: next is a call from new haven, connecticut. chris is a democrat there. caller: hi, susan. thanks for taking my call. i think that the solution has got to come from the american people. i think it's pretty obvious that congress's solution to it is ruining our economy, just overnight practically. i think that america makes basically two products, ways to kill people and culture. and ways to kill people, i'm not real fond of. but culture, i'm real fond of. and we make the debt most popular culture in the world. why aren't we selling this product? i mean, the only people that we can sell the debt to who kill their own people. thank you. host: georgia, pete, republican there. pete, you're on. good morning. caller: the earlier
depositors will have to keep big -- excuse me, will have to pay to keep big chunks of money in the bank, marking a stark new phase of the long-running global financial crisis. host: let me show you the editorial page of the "wall street journal" for their perspective on that story. they write, their lead he had to recall called the global rout, they write this -- host: next is a call from new haven, connecticut. chris is a democrat there. caller: hi, susan. thanks for taking my call....
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a big share of the funds never arrived in egypt. they are in the united states to support firms engaged in supply of military equipment to egypt. that is one thing to be aware of. beyond that, i think there is good reason to be concerned about the way our resources and egypt have been, even if they have not themselves been siphoned off by regime figures but for purposes other than which there were intended, we have to ask ourselves if this kind of support for egypt has really worked to america's long- term advantage? whether it has really sustain our interest or supported our interest in egypt. you could argue that it was critical for egypt's continued commitment to the israeli peace process. i think that is the view the administration has been taking. if that is the case, we've may well do it as a bargain. -- we may view it as a bargain. there is no question that that support has established very close ties between the egyptian and u.s.. and the u.s. standing has probably suffered as a result. this is one of the complex questions w
a big share of the funds never arrived in egypt. they are in the united states to support firms engaged in supply of military equipment to egypt. that is one thing to be aware of. beyond that, i think there is good reason to be concerned about the way our resources and egypt have been, even if they have not themselves been siphoned off by regime figures but for purposes other than which there were intended, we have to ask ourselves if this kind of support for egypt has really worked to...
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let the big boys to see what is going on. if is no place for kids. guest: with respect to medicare, one of the things that is driving the enormous projections of deficits are entitlement programs. they take up an enormous amount of the federal budget. when you read the reports, we are 15-years away from bankrupting the medicare program your payment every month will be far insufficient to make sure that you continue to receive that benefit. it is one of the reasons that republicans have taken a very serious approach to resolving the crisis, that medicare crisis, which will be upon us before we know it. when we pass the budget plan as best year, we said we would take care of folks 55 and older. we also said we will not allow a 15-member board of un elected people to decide her fate and the medical treatment that you will or will not get. we put forth a plan the to make sure that medicare is around for you and the next generation. i hope we can get democrats to join us on that host: plan was theeid's only plan, would you vote for it? guest: i will oppos
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host: they would not have the ability to -- if a bank is too big to fail. guest: that would be more under the jurisdiction of already established regulators. host: anna on our independent line. caller: good morning. i have been in real-estate since 1986. i was only 23 years old. i saw what was going on in my office. i remember the brokers coming in and talking to our clients. talking them into taking out these loans with very little money down. the sales pitch was do not worry about it because of the appreciation is a 30%. if you were to buy a house -- this financing stands all the way back to the reagan policies when he the regulated interest rates. i think a lot of the blame goes to the federal reserve which allow this to happen and created and continues to lower rates. everybody should take part in the plan, especially the banks on wall street. i just wanted to add that as anyone forgotten that in 2004 the interest rates started creeping up? between the end of 2004 and august 2006, interest rates went up consecutively 17 times. everyone in the business k
host: they would not have the ability to -- if a bank is too big to fail. guest: that would be more under the jurisdiction of already established regulators. host: anna on our independent line. caller: good morning. i have been in real-estate since 1986. i was only 23 years old. i saw what was going on in my office. i remember the brokers coming in and talking to our clients. talking them into taking out these loans with very little money down. the sales pitch was do not worry about it because...
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said that the election is the big thing. and that it would be business as usual until then. how can we put out -- how can we put up with that? otherlet's look at some news stories. "terror suspects arrested in new york city." host: other stories in the news. "usa today," saying that some stocks saw big gains. they did an analysis showing that a series of public companies that were soundly beat in the stock market, as we see here an image of the ceo of tesla motors, there is information on the effect of the stimulus program. this is international news. spain alexei conservative but in the debt crisis. "-- spain elects a conservative in the debt crisis. open quote boaters a clear no margin for a mediocre government." -- "voters declare it no margin for a mediocre government." host: also, this bit of international news, looking at what is happening in egypt today, many news outlets are reporting this on their old wall street journal," "the new york times -- on their front page. "the wall street journal," "the new york times." "
said that the election is the big thing. and that it would be business as usual until then. how can we put out -- how can we put up with that? otherlet's look at some news stories. "terror suspects arrested in new york city." host: other stories in the news. "usa today," saying that some stocks saw big gains. they did an analysis showing that a series of public companies that were soundly beat in the stock market, as we see here an image of the ceo of tesla motors, there is...
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this is a real big cost. host: sorry to lose you there, al. i think we heard where you're going with that. do you have a comment on how programs that deal with helping families assistance, things like that on the state level are being affected? guest: well, it's interesting. what we're finding is that that -- there are so many costs within the healthcare system, and one of them involves the fraudulent side and the other are policy-base side, and i think it would really be hard to step back and make particularly policy changes about coverage based on family status. on the other hand, states would like to see the opportunity to have flexibility to really be aggressive against fraud. i know both of federal government and states have really been as aggressive as they can be right now. but i think folks have to admit that we have to go further to try to get not only the fraud issues, but just cost control and manage care better so that you're still getting good quality care, but you're being more efficient about it. a good example is, when you do s
this is a real big cost. host: sorry to lose you there, al. i think we heard where you're going with that. do you have a comment on how programs that deal with helping families assistance, things like that on the state level are being affected? guest: well, it's interesting. what we're finding is that that -- there are so many costs within the healthcare system, and one of them involves the fraudulent side and the other are policy-base side, and i think it would really be hard to step back and...
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we are big on meters, as you indicate in your question. we have not gone that far, because we really want to stay in the realm of fact checking. besides the truce-o-meter we have the -- truth-o-meter, we have a another major. -- we have a flip-o-meter. we do not have a high hop -- a hypocrisy meter. it is on the bounce of commentary. we have our plates full with fact checking. host: us take a look at the candidate rick perry. >> since june of 2009, 40%, as i said earlier, of all the jobs in america, created in texas. it is time to do the same thing in our federal government. those simple principles will work as well in washington d.c. as they do in the state of texas. host: how busy doing talking about the job record in texas? guest: he has been somewhat accurate in describing a lot of the job situation in texas. the caller had an interesting point, that was made in a washington post story yesterday. many of the jobs created have come from additional federal spending. we did a fact check similar to the one you just had and we raided the th
we are big on meters, as you indicate in your question. we have not gone that far, because we really want to stay in the realm of fact checking. besides the truce-o-meter we have the -- truth-o-meter, we have a another major. -- we have a flip-o-meter. we do not have a high hop -- a hypocrisy meter. it is on the bounce of commentary. we have our plates full with fact checking. host: us take a look at the candidate rick perry. >> since june of 2009, 40%, as i said earlier, of all the jobs...
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that is why we are in such a big troubles. it is nice to hate -- help these people, but they hate as anyway. host: here is another view. . -- viewpoint. we cut to a democrat in philadelphia. caller: i believe our role should decrease as far as involvement and increase more so towards these spectators. where we are just observing. we are monitoring the level of terrorism -- key points like that period. imposing our government, they will not accept it. i think we have enough issues right now that we need to focus on. the enemy is becoming too big in my opinion. [unintelligible] host: let me get your take on the "washington post" this morning. look at since the benefits if libya moves towards democracy. the momentum will help in tunisia and egypt. host: i say what needs to happen is that we still need to decrease in our roles. but what is happening is there is a true interest in monopolizing this entire world. everything going to become republican or democrat? we see how it is working out in our own country. host: the "baltimore
that is why we are in such a big troubles. it is nice to hate -- help these people, but they hate as anyway. host: here is another view. . -- viewpoint. we cut to a democrat in philadelphia. caller: i believe our role should decrease as far as involvement and increase more so towards these spectators. where we are just observing. we are monitoring the level of terrorism -- key points like that period. imposing our government, they will not accept it. i think we have enough issues right now that...
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made big campaign contradicts and the like. i think one of the big challenges is not only to 1/2 i gate our way to -- but to do it in a way that's fair that doesn't overly benefit people at the top of the income scale and aim the reduction at the people in the middle and the bottom. we really need equity and how we go about it, good economics add equitable choices. and it's going to take a number of years. because there's big issues here. we're going to have to be at this for a number of years. host: our democratic caller in georgia. hi, margy. caller: i'm perplexed by the fact that companies in other countries that make billions and billions less than ours seem to get by just fine with higher taxes than we do. and they pay their workers more. and these countries have a gross national product a quarter of ours, yet all their people are getting medical treatment. they don't have to sell their homes and live out in the street. but i'm not some poor down in the dumps person, but these people and him on tv and i've watched a lot of
made big campaign contradicts and the like. i think one of the big challenges is not only to 1/2 i gate our way to -- but to do it in a way that's fair that doesn't overly benefit people at the top of the income scale and aim the reduction at the people in the middle and the bottom. we really need equity and how we go about it, good economics add equitable choices. and it's going to take a number of years. because there's big issues here. we're going to have to be at this for a number of years....
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now, 50% is a big number. -- 60% is a big number. the caller as saying that the guarantees to listen to the people. i think he means that he supports its repeal. host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the authorities had done what the authorities try have done, which is investigating these complaints about this bizarre man, they would have in all likelihood found him mentally unfit and he would not have been able to get that done. host: albany, georgia, welcome. caller: i want to say thank you for your common sense. cliff is nice to hear the truth out of it and not spin from the media. i have two quick comments. one is from a previous caller who said she was afraid of the republican party. i tell you, i have been afraid of the democratic party and the po
now, 50% is a big number. -- 60% is a big number. the caller as saying that the guarantees to listen to the people. i think he means that he supports its repeal. host: to clarify what we are for talking about earlier, this piece in the christian science monitor, there is evidence that the shooting suspect is mentally unstable. but he was never declared so in court. ... scrolling to the story you get to see more detail. why was he able to buy a gun? guest: that proves the point. if the...
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another big defense spending fight looms today. the alternative energy will be built near a part of mr. boehner's district. other defense spending cut amendments defeated tuesday would have cut money for the v- 22 osprey helicopter, grants for innovation and research and development of alternative energy sources. that is "the wall street journal" this morning. texas. barbara is a liberal. what do you think? caller: thank you for the spirit i have always been calling in on the independent line although i am more liberal. i don't have a party affiliation. is this done to accommodate the tea party? host: we thought we would make some of this way because we are hearing sort of the lines over this legislation drawn and little bit differently. you have some moderate democrats who might vote for some of these cuts and then you have not republicans who voiced criticism -- you have moderate republicans to voice criticism about the amount of money republicans want to cut. caller: i " -- hope you keep it. i watched as much as i could of the h
another big defense spending fight looms today. the alternative energy will be built near a part of mr. boehner's district. other defense spending cut amendments defeated tuesday would have cut money for the v- 22 osprey helicopter, grants for innovation and research and development of alternative energy sources. that is "the wall street journal" this morning. texas. barbara is a liberal. what do you think? caller: thank you for the spirit i have always been calling in on the...
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so that's not too big of a number. is it? now, the other thing is that we don't plan to hire any more until we get this government off our back. and i'm not the only one. if you look at nfib, only 13% of the small businesses plan to hire. and i wonder why. well, because again, overregulation. now, i want to ask you this one question. how many jobs do you think just three agencies in the last two years have killed? the bureau of land management where they are confiscating land out west, the illegal moratorium out in the gulf, and of course those of us that furnish all of the fuel, oil, and everything else you need to get around to light your homes and whatever. host: if you have the answer. how would you answer that? caller: how would i answer the number of jobs? host: yes. caller: well, we did a little calculation and we figured somewhere around 772,000 jobs. because all you've got to do is look at the gulf moratorium and read your own papers, and you'll find out how many people have, were laid off. they had no issueance of p
so that's not too big of a number. is it? now, the other thing is that we don't plan to hire any more until we get this government off our back. and i'm not the only one. if you look at nfib, only 13% of the small businesses plan to hire. and i wonder why. well, because again, overregulation. now, i want to ask you this one question. how many jobs do you think just three agencies in the last two years have killed? the bureau of land management where they are confiscating land out west, the...
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host: you are part of those ads that many seniors saw that we have a big vote and a big say in 2012. guest: we had a campaign slogan that resonated, hands-off, no cuts. we hear in the paid media, earned media, broadcast, all of the sunday talk show for weeks, and we had a field organization that was involved in at least 120 events around the country. many targeted toward districts and states that were represented by members of the super committee. we delivered 65,000 petitions to the congress saying hands-off, no cuts, no social security in medicare and medicaid. generated almost 80,000 phone calls to members of congress. i used to work on capitol hill and one of the first members i work for would say when he walked in, what are we hearing? so they heard, i think, our message. host: how much money did you spend on that? guest: $2 million, a lot of money for us. host: any reforms that you would agree to? guest: reforms to social security will probably happen. we are not opposed to ever- changing anything to social security. that would not make sense. it is a dynamic program. it has ch
host: you are part of those ads that many seniors saw that we have a big vote and a big say in 2012. guest: we had a campaign slogan that resonated, hands-off, no cuts. we hear in the paid media, earned media, broadcast, all of the sunday talk show for weeks, and we had a field organization that was involved in at least 120 events around the country. many targeted toward districts and states that were represented by members of the super committee. we delivered 65,000 petitions to the congress...
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that's the big issue here. it always seems like our government separates itself from the citizens and actually has different laws that apply to them that apply to us. guest: it's certainly possible that it will have is much less, if no impact on elected officials than it does on rank and file federal employees. there's no question about that. and i think that it's very possible that members of congress will say we'll keep our pay. and i think it's certainly true that the president will continue to be paid in the event of a shutdown. members of congress, i believe, if i'm not mistake have frozen their own pay in the last couple of years -- host: if you're listening on c-span radio, our guest is tom shoop the editor in chief of "government executive" magazine, and we're talking about what to expect if the government shuts down beginning at midnight tonight. we expect to hear from the president later today. he did brief reporters about 9:30 eastern time. he did cancel his trip to indiana. the house and senate rema
that's the big issue here. it always seems like our government separates itself from the citizens and actually has different laws that apply to them that apply to us. guest: it's certainly possible that it will have is much less, if no impact on elected officials than it does on rank and file federal employees. there's no question about that. and i think that it's very possible that members of congress will say we'll keep our pay. and i think it's certainly true that the president will continue...
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there has been some unrest in saudi arabia and it could be a big problem. saudi arabia is the 800 pound gorilla in the region. we cannot afford to abandon our relationship with them for a whole host of reasons. this is part of the realignment of our issues and values, he wants to swear them. it is not easy. some mali is a great place to bring up. it is the nightmare nightmare for libya. it is the downside that we have not heard a lot about. we have heard a lot of foul it is successful. what happens if it is not? it get out the control part of the country but not all that cut -- if gaddafi controls part of the country but not all of it, it leads to terrorism, you name it -- it is a risk should not be ignored and should be discussed. we hope that libya does not become somalia host: democrats line, leonard from new jersey. caller: the decision has been made by the united nations and the member nations to take this action. they did not say the united states had to take this action. why is it automatically the united states who needs to do this? i think the next
there has been some unrest in saudi arabia and it could be a big problem. saudi arabia is the 800 pound gorilla in the region. we cannot afford to abandon our relationship with them for a whole host of reasons. this is part of the realignment of our issues and values, he wants to swear them. it is not easy. some mali is a great place to bring up. it is the nightmare nightmare for libya. it is the downside that we have not heard a lot about. we have heard a lot of foul it is successful. what...
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it is really big power plants, really big oil refineries. in the first year, the only entities double how to do anything different are if you are building a new power plant or new oil refinery. existing refineries and plants will not have to do anything that first year. if you are building a very large scale oil refinery or coal-fired power plant, you will have to go to your epa in your state end get a list of raw pollutants. there is a new permit that you'll have to get and in order to get that, you basically have to show that you will use the best available technology to reduce your emissions. it is not that hard. there are no caps. host: no set numbers. guest: no set members. but it is not necessarily clear what those available technologies will be. the state agencies and environmental technologies are trying to figure out what those will be. but in their early years, vba indicated that it may just be operating with the best -- the epa indicated that it may just be operating with the best available technology. many companies are already t
it is really big power plants, really big oil refineries. in the first year, the only entities double how to do anything different are if you are building a new power plant or new oil refinery. existing refineries and plants will not have to do anything that first year. if you are building a very large scale oil refinery or coal-fired power plant, you will have to go to your epa in your state end get a list of raw pollutants. there is a new permit that you'll have to get and in order to get...
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it's a big defense company being present there or big technology firm or education center. universities are great job hubs and you have a lot of small university towns where the employment structure is based around universitieses. so those are kind of pockets of hope but the overall pick suris relatively grim. host: where are the jobs? from reuters, join us for the next until 8:30. and here's how we divided the lines. if you want to call in. if you are employed and you want to talk about the job market in your area, the numbers are on the bottom of your screen. and if you stopped looking altogether and talk about the job market in your area and talk about why you stopped looking. you can join us off of e-mail and you can join us off of twitter as well. are people moving into these job hubs at a more frequent rate? guest: the data doesn't really suggest that and there is a problem of the housing market does create an impedment to people moving because of course a lot of people have underwater mornls, they have lost money, they are having trouble sellings them. so if you are
it's a big defense company being present there or big technology firm or education center. universities are great job hubs and you have a lot of small university towns where the employment structure is based around universitieses. so those are kind of pockets of hope but the overall pick suris relatively grim. host: where are the jobs? from reuters, join us for the next until 8:30. and here's how we divided the lines. if you want to call in. if you are employed and you want to talk about the...
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this is all a big illusion. pick up a point about the heroin business and opium business out about give a stamp. guest: it is still going on, particularly in the south where it is the epicenter for poppy and growth. and the soviet officials have protested really stringently against those figures not going down more, because they feel like it is getting into moscow and a big way it really affecting the population. it is pretty inexpensive because there is so much of it. that is something the u.s. military has been reticent to take on. you're showing the poppy field of some poor farmer in the south, and they resent it, and that is their livelihood and is destroyed, so that does not mesh well with counterinsurgency tactics. they have been giving the farmers' money for their crops, so fiscal incentives to turn it into wheat or barley or other spices. the problem is they're not always distributing this monday. that is a wider nato thing. it is still something they are grappling with. host: front page of "the washingt
this is all a big illusion. pick up a point about the heroin business and opium business out about give a stamp. guest: it is still going on, particularly in the south where it is the epicenter for poppy and growth. and the soviet officials have protested really stringently against those figures not going down more, because they feel like it is getting into moscow and a big way it really affecting the population. it is pretty inexpensive because there is so much of it. that is something the...
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even a big. -- a bank. if you looked at the statistics, you might find a lot of the tellers are women and a lot of the managers are men. if you look at the statistics, you could say that looks like discrimination. i think this case is really a big deal, because there would have been a lot of other claims going forward against other big employers. host: let's take a quick look at some of the editorial pages on this. "usa today" -- "the new york times" -- "the wall street journal" -- we're talking with david savage about the walmart decision yesterday. let's go next to hamilton, ohio. an independent. caller: good morning. my whole problem is why not look into the whole politics of wal-mart's health policy? host: ok. thank you. separate issue altogether looking at wal-mart's disability policy. we cannot help you with that. david republican in arkansas. as we talk about the court ruling yesterday. question or comment from us? david, turn down the tv volume in go ahead, please. sorry, he it was made to the progr
even a big. -- a bank. if you looked at the statistics, you might find a lot of the tellers are women and a lot of the managers are men. if you look at the statistics, you could say that looks like discrimination. i think this case is really a big deal, because there would have been a lot of other claims going forward against other big employers. host: let's take a quick look at some of the editorial pages on this. "usa today" -- "the new york times" -- "the wall street...
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you can be a big winner. host: let's go to ross. caller: i'm thinking about buying a second home in arizona to get of the cold weather in washington in the winter. i was wondering if i could take money out of the 401k and cover that under the investment umbrella of the 401k. guest: no, you can't. you take money out of the 401k, and it will be taxed. there is a way to take money out, but not for a second home. you can't make your investment in the house. sorry. host: a question from doug -- guest: a check to a charity does not have to be, nor a check for equipment. as long as it is in the mail, you are safe. if you are trying to -- the check needs to be cashed before the end of the year. it should be postmarked. how will they know? get it in the mail by december 31st is what the law says, but who is going to know? caller: i won a vehicle at a casino in michigan. it is worth approximately $48,000. it is in my possession. the casino gave me a 1099 misc. can i use my losses against that? guest: yes, you can. if you have proof you lost $
you can be a big winner. host: let's go to ross. caller: i'm thinking about buying a second home in arizona to get of the cold weather in washington in the winter. i was wondering if i could take money out of the 401k and cover that under the investment umbrella of the 401k. guest: no, you can't. you take money out of the 401k, and it will be taxed. there is a way to take money out, but not for a second home. you can't make your investment in the house. sorry. host: a question from doug --...
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take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being done. guest: the joint strike fighter is the largest program on the pentagon books. the costs have continued to growth route in light of the program. for a variety of reasons from problems with testing. two-marine corps is on ta yer probation. the problem is that these increases have become more run- of-the-mill than they should be. host: why not just go down to the hard wear store and buy a piece of plywood or whatever? why go with the fancy more expensive piece of equipment? off of twitter -- talk was about the rules and r
take a look at the big money. the pentagon's procurement budget is $140 billion and research is another $80 billion, so one-third of the budget. if you look at the top of the procurement list, the stryker went from $40 million to $60 million to $100 million and now they are talking about the second engine. why? it will be done by general electric. there are 2000 planes, and you do the arithmetic, this is for a plan that does not even fly. that will give you some of how the procurement is being...
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that will be a big -- that will be a big fight on that front. host: here is another prediction -- guest: if you want to bet $5 on that, i would bet. there is no doubt that the democrats will take some seats. we lost some elections but so did the republicans in upstate new york which was a big loss for the republicans prepar. we do an independent group that does polling in battleground districts. in our last poll, we saw the 50 most vulnerable republicans. it was an even split between republicans and democrats. if you have the election today, democrats would pick up seats. would they pick them up in the house? that is up in the air. i don't think they will lose the house in 2012. host: independent line, good morning. caller: everybody is talking about all these threatened cuts to medicare and social security and yet they all want to extend the payroll tax cut into next year and this year. that is the main and only revenue stream entisols security and medicare and medicaid. everybody wants to cut it in half. if you are on the table in an operating
that will be a big -- that will be a big fight on that front. host: here is another prediction -- guest: if you want to bet $5 on that, i would bet. there is no doubt that the democrats will take some seats. we lost some elections but so did the republicans in upstate new york which was a big loss for the republicans prepar. we do an independent group that does polling in battleground districts. in our last poll, we saw the 50 most vulnerable republicans. it was an even split between...
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a big part of the story today in japan. the headline to date is a partial meltdown at two separate reactors. there is a lot being written here about the u.s. nuclear program as well. a headline in "the washington post." "safety concerns continue to hinder the sector." we wanted to rescue a bit more about this this morning. this is making most of the headlines at this point. what should the effect be a hone u.s. nuclear program? for republicans, 202-737-0001. for democrats, 202-737-0002. for independents, 202-628-0205. we will get to your calls in a couple of minutes. jonathan sobel is online with us. paint a picture of japan. caller: i am supposed to -- i suppose that we will start with the nuclear situation. they have started to pour see water on the nuclear reactors to cool them down. remember, there was a dramatic explosion yesterday from hydrogen building up in the first one. >> talk to us about the concerns -- host: talk to us about the concerns. caller: we are getting regular updates from outside the plant. they are p
a big part of the story today in japan. the headline to date is a partial meltdown at two separate reactors. there is a lot being written here about the u.s. nuclear program as well. a headline in "the washington post." "safety concerns continue to hinder the sector." we wanted to rescue a bit more about this this morning. this is making most of the headlines at this point. what should the effect be a hone u.s. nuclear program? for republicans, 202-737-0001. for democrats,...
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and what the senate really represents is the world of big business. they don't represent the people like they shout and they say they represent. or actually they're not supposed to represent the people. they're supposed to represent our state legislators. we have a house of representatives that represents the people. and if the senate were to actually vote the way their states want them to vote, then we would have a completely different face on the federal government. and because the senate is just kind of in the pocket of the big business that's been running ever since the civil war, we don't have a government that operates constitutionally. and i'd like to encourage everybody out there to get ahold of their heads of their state legislators and their governor and demand that their senators vote the way their state wants them to vote in no other way. i don't think that my state senators here, or rather my federal senators here in florida have a right to decide what they want to do. it's not up to them. we don't elect them for that. yes, we elect them,
and what the senate really represents is the world of big business. they don't represent the people like they shout and they say they represent. or actually they're not supposed to represent the people. they're supposed to represent our state legislators. we have a house of representatives that represents the people. and if the senate were to actually vote the way their states want them to vote, then we would have a completely different face on the federal government. and because the senate is...
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i am a big fan and a supporter of infrastructure. if you could, i would like you to expand a little bit and speak to the importance of broadband, particularly for economic development in small, rural communities like ours. i think it is really critical. guest: the president has said he wants 98% of america to be connected by broadband, and he is right. we are not close to that particularly in rural areas. we need to build out our broadband system. there are several ways to do that. the private sector -- i am a fan of the private sector bank the private sector goes where there are profits to be made. sometimes in rural areas, there are not enough customers to make a profit. there has to be a form of incentives for them to do it. there is no question. there is new technology. there is a company that is trying to use satellites to bring us out broadband coverage to 98% of the country. the at&t t-mobile merger is supposedly at&t is going to use a part of the spectrum that t- mobile has used to build out its network. we need to bring broa
i am a big fan and a supporter of infrastructure. if you could, i would like you to expand a little bit and speak to the importance of broadband, particularly for economic development in small, rural communities like ours. i think it is really critical. guest: the president has said he wants 98% of america to be connected by broadband, and he is right. we are not close to that particularly in rural areas. we need to build out our broadband system. there are several ways to do that. the private...
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that is a big problem. you see something like a failure of the super committee and you understand why. host: is there any legislative means to ensure that it happens? guest: yes, you have to have spending caps on discretionary programs, going through the appropriation process. and they did enact discretionary spending caps. and there have to be social reforms. you have to change the underlying laws in the entitlement programs because they run on autopilot and are not appropriated every year so congress has less year to year control of them. changing the benefit formula, the tax formula for social security is important. changing medicare payments is important -- doctors, hospitals, or patients, giving new premiums. you have to change the underlying laws. all the tax side, you have to have enough revenue to pay for all of this. so, you shouldn't just say no new taxes or take a big chunk of the budget and say that is off the table. i mean, you could do that in a mathematical sense but it does not work politica
that is a big problem. you see something like a failure of the super committee and you understand why. host: is there any legislative means to ensure that it happens? guest: yes, you have to have spending caps on discretionary programs, going through the appropriation process. and they did enact discretionary spending caps. and there have to be social reforms. you have to change the underlying laws in the entitlement programs because they run on autopilot and are not appropriated every year so...